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shrunken - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
shrunken
Definition
(adj) lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
Synonyms
:
shriveled
,
shrivelled
,
withered
,
wizen
,
wizened
Example Sentence
the old woman's shriveled skin
he looked shriveled and ill
a shrunken old man
a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws
he did well despite his withered arm
a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair
Definition
(adj) reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
Synonyms
:
shriveled
,
shrivelled
Example Sentence
our shriveled receipts during the storm
as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled
the dollar's shrunken buying power
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